Nine Remote and Island Communities To Improve Energy Resilience Through Energy Transitions Initiative Partnership Project

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While the islands of Alaska may differ from the Hawaiian archipelago, they share common energy obstacles, such as limited energy infrastructure, high costs of imported energy, and vulnerability to natural disasters. These types of energy resilience challenges draw remote and island communities across the country to the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Energy Transitions Initiative Partnership Project (ETIPP).

ETIPP provides each community with a tailored team of energy resilience experts—including those at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)—to help them target local energy goals. This year, nine communities will join the program to work toward more sustainable energy systems.

ETIPP works with remote and island communities across the United States whose energy resilience challenges are unique to their geographies, which are increasingly at risk from climate change impacts. Their ability to prepare for and adapt to changing conditions and withstand and recover rapidly from energy disruptions is influenced by many interconnected factors: